Rail-fastening device



D. K. EARLY.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLlCATION FILED ]AN.13,1922.

1,413,462. ented Apr- 18, 1922.

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I Specification of Letters Patent? 1 Application at; January- 13,1922, Serial-No. 528,992.

To'all whom it mag camera: 1

Be it known that I, Doo'ron KENTEARLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have inventednew and useful Improvements in RailfFastening Devices,of

which thefollowingisa specification-f This invention relates to a rail fastener or tie plate and contemplatesa devicenot only simple in designJ'a-nd inexpensive to manufacture but one in whlch the rail will be rigidly anchored to the supporting tieand secured against spreading'or creeping It relates in particular to a-deviceof this character in which the tendency of" the t1e plate to wear into and split the tie is eliminated. I

The invention resides in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, more particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing a railroad tie having the improvedtieplate secured thereto. I V

Figure 2 is a perspeotive' view showing", a tie adapted for use with my novel tie. plate, the tie being shown as partly broken per surface of'the tie 1 to receive the posts.

3 of the fastener. The posts 3 are preferably rectangular in cross section and preferably have their sides, which extend at right angles to the length of the tie, longer than their sides which extend transversely ofthe tie. Transverse passages 5 are formed in the tie, these passages intersecting the sockets {11, and similar transverse passages 5 are formed in'the longer dimensionsof the posts 3, the latter passages 5 being adapted to register with the passages 5 in the tie when the plates 2 are in position on the tie. Bolts 10 pass through passages 5 and5 and are secured from displacement therein by nuts 11. Each tie plate 2 has a depression 6 in rails, The tie plates are formedfwit'h vertical holes 9 ad acen't to the {depression 6," one contemplated having its faces, for transmitting the thrust, at right angles to the grain .nocroza nn'r Ensign-0r newsma its upper face t'o-receive thebase flange 8 of g I a r-ail 7 and the sides of these depressions,

by reason of their engagement with-the serve to preventlateral'displacement ofthe of said holes"being;located on each side of each depression, 'and'spikeslw having heads ll for engagement with the base flanges 8 ofthe rail 7*are driven through'said edges 'of' the base flanges 38, of the-rail, L 6 0 l1oles'9 into the tie 1. The "holes 9 in tie plate Qare' injstaggeredrelationto one another and lie within the planes defined by theisides of posts 3* parallelto the length of the tie.

From the foregoing description it will be readily'understoodthat any pressure exerted on the rails 7 ,tendinglto spread them apart, will be transmitted through. the tie plate 2, and more particularly the posts thereof, to the tie 1. The posts 3 being rectangular in cross. section, with their broadest faces at right angles to the length .of the tie, this.

thrust will be transmitted to a considerable cross sectional area of the. tie and the danger of the posts wearing intothe tie will be avoided. Furtl1ermore,1with the wooden.

ties generally in use, the wood grain'runs with thelength of the tie and the device 7 of the wood, all tendency 1 towards separating the grain and splitting the tie .-will be avoided. The tie plates are secured against displacement from the tie by means of the splitting. The rails '7 rest in the grooves 6 l and are secured therein by the spikes'shown and thus rigidly fastened to the tie plate. The spike holes, being within the planes definerl by thesides of posts 3 .in parallel relai tion to the length of the tie prevent any" splitting caused by theirinsertion from ex tending beyond sockets 4;. It will be underthereon, rectangular posts depending from and integral with. said tie plate, said rec-- tangular posts having sides of broad area arranged transversely to the length of the stood that minor changesin detailmay be tie, sockets in said tie for said posts, securing means passing through the tie and the posts, said tie plate being adapted to receive a rail and means for securing the rail to the tie plate.

2. A rail fastening device having in combination, a tie, a metallic tie plate resting thereon, rectangular posts depending from and integral with said tie plate, said posts having their broadest sides arranged transversely to the length of the tie, sockets in said tie for said posts, securing means pass ing through the tie and the posts, said tie plate being provided with a groove adapted to receive a rail, and means for securing said rail in said groove. 7

3. A rail fastening device having in combination, a tie, a metallic tie plate resting thereon, rectangular posts depending from and inte ral with said tie plate, said posts having t eir broadest sides arranged transversely to the length of the tie, sockets in said tie for said posts, bolts passing through said tie and said posts, nuts on said bolts, said tie plate being provided with a' groove adapted to receive a rail, and means for securing said rail to said tie plate.

4. A rail fastening device having in (0111- bination, a tie, a metallic tie plate resting thereon, rectangular posts depending from and integral with said tie plate, said posts having their broadest sides arranged transversely to the length of the tie sockets in said tie for said posts, securing means passing through said tie and said posts, said tie plate being provided with a groove adapted to receive a rail, and means for securing said rail to said tie late comprising holes in said tie plate, said holes lying within planes defined by-the sides of the posts in parallel relation to the length of the tie and spikes driven through said holes into said tie.

i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

DOCTOR KENT EARLY. \Vitnesses:

C. FERGUSON, O. L. STEARNES. 

